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Bug 129326 - Undocked Window Issues
Summary: Undocked Window Issues
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@platform
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Reported: 2008-03-05 17:10 UTC by longstrb
Modified: 2010-08-11 13:31 UTC (History)
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Description longstrb 2008-03-05 17:10:38 UTC 
Hello:

I have a few issues and requests related to undocked windows:

1. Looking at non-editor undocked window (floating window), the text caption of the window is empty.  I would think 
that the window title should match the title of the selected TopComponent.

2.  When an undocked window only has (1) TopComponent the undocked windows caption should be set (see item 1) and the 
TopComponent label or caption should be hidden until another TopComponent comes only and wants to be docked.  This 
looks strange and is a waste of screen space show (2) captions when only one TopComponent is in the window.

3.  Related to items 1 and 2.  The context menu of the floating window should be updated to reflect the selected 
TopComponent in the floating window.  This is the typicaly behavior for floating windows that are dockable.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,

Bradley
Comment 1 Petr Chytil 2008-03-06 11:16:39 UTC 
Hi Bradley,

thank you for your detailed report. 

Reassigning to core/window system for evaluation.
Comment 2 longstrb 2008-03-07 20:35:29 UTC 
Two more related issues:

1.  Fail to Pin after undock/redock
  a.  Minimize a window like Properties windows.  
  b.  Make window visible clicking on the minized window caption (i.e. so it slides open).
  c.  Undock window (window is still in minized or slidable state).
  d.  Dock window.
  e.  Try to pin the document....Here is where it breaks.  Won't be able to pin unless.
  f.  Make a call to Reset Windows and all will be back to normal.

2.  An undocked non-editor window should have abilitity to minimize and maximize the window.  By default these buttons 
are disabled and missing in the floating window.  Please provide (at least via code) ability to configure these window 
buttons.  Also note that the floating window is allowed to be resized, which further supports the need for 
minize/maximize buttons.

Thanks in advance.

Bradley


 moving mouse over inimized, make is visible (so it slides open).   over
Comment 3 longstrb 2008-03-26 18:49:03 UTC 
MORE RELATED ISSUES:

MUST have ability to make the main window move in front of the floating child window and vise versa...

This is a must fix!
Comment 4 kirkstork 2008-09-15 17:08:56 UTC 
Also...

(My experience is on a Mac but I would guess this is an os-agnostic problem)

Minimizing the main window minimizes undocked windows.  This should not be the case, since undocked windows are usually
 undocked so you can look at them next to something other than the Netbeans main window, maybe even on another screen.